1941 (March) In The United States
What do you know about
, 1941
(Mar) In The United States? Try this The Year In
The United States Easy Quiz. "Check Your Answers" at
the end of the page.
1)
In March, Captain America Comics #1 issues the first Captain
America
& Bucky comic.
2) On March 1, the first FM radio station.
begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee. What is the
Station?
3) Who becomes Rear Admiral for the U.S. Navy's Support
Force, Atlantic Fleet on March 1?
- Arthur L. Bristol
- Andrew McCain
- Waylon Zimmerman
4) The U.S. Senate passes the Lend-Lease Act
on March 8. What was the vote?
5) On March 11, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing
American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
6) A fleet of U.S. warships, on March 16,
arrive in New Zealand on a goodwill visit. What port
do the arrive at?
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Wellington
7) In Washington, D.C., on March 17, the
Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle") is officially
opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
8) On March 20, where do the fleet of U.S. warships
visit?
- Sydney, Australia
- Tokyo, Japan
- Saigon, Vietnam
9) What Washington state dam begins to generate
electricity on March 22?
- Bonneville Dam
- Grand Coulee Dam
- McNary Dam
10) On March 27, a Japanese spy arrives in
Honolulu, Hawaii and begins to study the United States fleet at
Pearl Harbor. Who is the spy?
- Yasunari Kawabata
- Ashikaga Takauji
- Takeo Yoshikawa
11) On March 30, all German, Italian, and
Danish ships anchored in United States waters are taken into
"protective custody".
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